Bubinga

Didelotia Africana or Guibortia

Bubinga is a wood that I have used for 20 years. I have recently
discovered that it's a better tonewood than it's been given credit for.

Harder & heavier than Indian or Brazilian Rosewood, Bubinga is usually
referred to as African Rosewood even though it's not a Dalbergia. It has a
medium texture with a sweeping figure and it is extremely rare to see any high
figuring like the photos on this page.

Trees normally grow to to 10 foot diameters and it is plentiful and
always available.

Each board is valued at $6,000.00
(1997)
2010 probably $12,000.00

Not only were these pieces huge it takes a minimum of 3 very strong people to
move each board.
Before we cut this one up it took 4 people to move this board 8 feet.
All the figured guitars that you see on this page are from these slabs of wood.

Quilted Bubinga
This piece is French polished and not lacquered.
The shiny lacquer bodies will look awesome.

Custom Bubinga Table With Glass Top

Figured Bubinga

Figured Bubinga

Custom Figured Bubinga

Bubinga Sapwood

Custom Made Bubinga Reef Tank
Made By Shinn Custom Woodworks

Bubinga

This African import is a very heavy Rosewood, but some customers like it
for solid body guitars. Actually it's not a Rosewood because it's not
in the Dalbergia Family, Some companies like Warwick try to pass it off asRosewood.
Many people think that Rosewood is the shit.

Most of the material that begot the perception of quality in the rose
wood family is now long gone old growth trees, so perhaps it's time to
reevaluate our preferences. By the way, the publics desire for rose woods
has also motivated manufactures to fib from time to time. Pau Ferro is not a
rose wood, but is easily passed off as one. Bubinga is passed off as Chinese
Rose wood even though it is not of the rose wood genus.

A very stiff strong wood with a rusty brown color. Bright midrange and
bass tones.